zealand international player joseph war ##brick , promoted by civil servant thomas e ##yt ##on , and managed by james scott , a public ##an . the natives were the first new zealand team to perform a ha ##ka , and also the first to wear all black . they played 107 rugby matches during the tour , as well as a small number of victorian rules football and association football matches in australia . having made a significant impact on the development of new zealand rugby , the natives were inducted into the international rugby board hall of fame in 2008 . after a preliminary tour of new zealand in 1888 , the side travelled to england via melbourne and suez . the maori players initially provoked
zealand international player joseph warbrick, promoted by civil servant thomas eyton, and managed by james scott, a publican. the natives were the first new zealand team to perform a haka, and also the first to wear all black. they played 107 rugby matches during the tour, as well as a small number of victorian rules football and association football matches in australia. having made a significant impact on the development of new zealand rugby, the natives were inducted into the international rugby board hall of fame in 2008. after a preliminary tour of new zealand in 1888, the side travelled to england via melbourne and suez. the maori players initially provoked